DfE Internal Audit – Inspection Reviews of External Delivery Organisations (EDOs)

A Tender Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR THE ECONOMY DFE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£180K
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
04 Mar 2022
Delivery
To 11 Mar 2027 (est.)
Deadline
06 Apr 2022 14:00

Concepts

Location

Northern Ireland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Department for the Economy require a Contractor to complete reviews of the External Delivery Organisations (EDO) arrangements in place for their NDPBs, specifically Invest NI. The contract will commence in the final quarter of 2022-2025 and run for three years up to 31st March 2024, with the option of two one year extension periods.

Renewal Options

After the initial contract period, there are two options to extend the contract by up to one year each.

Award Criteria

Proposed Methodology 30
Personnel experience: Key Account Manager 9
Personnel Experience: Lead Auditor 9
Contract Management 12
Total Contract Price 40

CPV Codes

  • 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
  • 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
  • 79211000 - Accounting services
  • 79212000 - Auditing services
  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services
  • 79212500 - Accounting review services
  • 79212200 - Internal audit services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.
  • Staff qualifications are relevant.
  • Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12.. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If. a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified. time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for. further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be. regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the. contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

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